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Shortening Casting Time
« on: November 19, 2019, 02:14:34 AM »
Distilled Joy has a casting time of 1 day.  Are there any ways to shorten the casting time?  3rd level sor/wiz spell if that matters.

My google-fu shows me that WOTC has gone back and forth about casting times from scrolls and other magic items.  That sometimes shooting the wand requires only 1 round, and other things saying it takes as long as casting the spell would take.  It seems they settled on the takes as long as casting the spell would take.

Spell-storing weapons can't hold spells with that long a casting time.  Spell-storing rings take just as long as casting the spell.

But I was hoping the keen minds in this group might know a way that's not too cheesy.

Also, I assume "Casting Time: 1 day" means 24 hours.  Is there someplace that says it really means 8 hours?


« Last Edit: November 19, 2019, 02:51:41 AM by kitep »

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Re: Shortening Casting Time
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2019, 04:43:28 AM »
Get it as a Spell-Like Ability. Defaults as a Standard Action unless otherwise noted.

Magic Items do indeed take as long as the spell to cast, per Rules Compendium which is supposed to trump everything else.
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Re: Shortening Casting Time
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2019, 04:20:49 PM »
A 14th level caster could use extended Imbue Familiar with Spell Ability to punk off the day casting time onto the little bugger.

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Re: Shortening Casting Time
« Reply #3 on: December 22, 2019, 12:27:13 PM »
The Rod of Many Wands (Complete Mage) lets you zap as many as 3 wands as part of the same full round action.
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Re: Shortening Casting Time
« Reply #4 on: December 22, 2019, 09:22:21 PM »
The best I've found so far is the Rapid Spell feat.  It allows a spell measured in hours to be cast in 1 hour.  Though DMs are going to differ on whether "1 day" qualifies to be cast in 1 hour.
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Re: Shortening Casting Time
« Reply #5 on: December 23, 2019, 05:06:08 AM »
Anima Mage from Tome of Magic can cast any spell at all as an immediate action 1/day.
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Re: Shortening Casting Time
« Reply #6 on: December 24, 2019, 12:56:29 AM »
Anima Mage from Tome of Magic can cast any spell at all as an immediate action 1/day.

So it can.  Thanks.

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Re: Shortening Casting Time
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